RAVENNA, la campionessa di canoa Josefa Idem. Josefa Idem Guerrini (born September 23, 1964 in Goch, West Germany) is a West German-born Italian sprint canoer. Competing in seven Summer Olympics, she has five medals (she will compete in her 8th Olympic: a world record [1]). Winning 35 international medals during her career, Idem was the first Italian woman to win World Championships (22 total, five gold) and Olympic medals in canoe sprint. At the 2009 world championships, she became the oldest medalist in the history of the world championships.